Average Bench: 171% (133rd of 1072)

Based on 397 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk Ultra 3D NVMe

Outstanding average bench

The Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 250GB averaged 70.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 541MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 706MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 250GB is 79%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 224MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 877MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 397 samples)
Min Avg Max
887 Read 1,354 1,488
718 Write 877 927
665 Mixed 907 991
168 SusWrite 224 259
187% 841 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.6 4K Read 47.3 54.7
85.2 4K Write 148 210
40.1 4K Mixed 66 80
235% 87.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
458 DQ Read 658 685
294 DQ Write 706 925
233 DQ Mixed 541 580
446% 635 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 267 162 155 151 146 MB/s
Read 1,475
Write 920
Mixed 964
SusWrite 198
197% 889 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 73.7
259% 96.6 MB/s
DQ Read 684
DQ Write 785
DQ Mixed 577
478% 682 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 202 151 144 145 151 MB/s
Read 920
Write 665
Mixed 792
SusWrite 190
143% 642 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 43.4
164% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 627
DQ Mixed 566
449% 625 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,648,546 SSDs tested

Typical Ultra 3D NVMe 250GB Builds (Compare 3,291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI H410M-A PRO (MS-7C89)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $254

Popular Ultra 3D NVMe 250GB compatible motherboards:

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